Jay McInerney
Jay McInerney, whose wine column appears monthly in House & Garden, is the author of seven novels, the most recent of which is The Good Life. The 2006 recipient of the James Beard Foundation's M.F.K. Fisher Distinguished Writing Award, he lives ... [... more]
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THE GOOD LIFE by Jay McInerney
 Not his best: This book doesn't have the spark and zest that some of McInerney's other works shine with. In fact, at times, I swear he downloaded dialog from his favorite afternoon soaps. E.g.: "Just stay for a minute. I want to feel you on top of [... more]
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Big If
DIVThe Secret Service agents guarding the vice president steel their nerves to a multitude of dangers every day. When he runs for the top spot on the Democratic ticket, however, their personal lives may just be the biggest obstacle to keeping him safe. [... more]
$0.25
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Bacchus & Me: Adventures in the Wine Cellar
DIVThe best-selling novelist has turned his command of language and flair for metaphor on the world of wine, providing untraditional musings on wine and wine culture.br/divDIVA whirlwind tour of the wine world.--Danny Meyer, co-authoriUnion Square Cafe [... more]
$0.59
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Gia | AEC One Stop
Novelist Jay McInerney and playwright Michael Cristofer who also made his feature film directorial debut collaborated on the script for this bio of doomed supermodel Gia Carangi. In a star-making performance, Angelina Jolie stars as Gia, a gorgeous [... more]
$12.99
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Amazon.com Review: A graduate of Duke University in 2002 and an analyst for J.P. Morgan for a few years after that, Dana Vachon is a writing wunderkind along the lines of Jay McInerney in Bright Lights, Big City and Bret Easton Ellis in Less Than Zero. [... more]
$29.95
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The Tourists: A Novel
A little hyped but a good debut: I picked this book up after reading a profile of the author in the LA Times. The book was described, perhaps unfortunately, as a member of the literary genre best described as "post-Gatsby" generational [... more]
$13.00
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The Good Life
Amazon.com Review: Amazon.com Exclusive: James Frey Reviews The Good Life Jay McInerney's Bright Lights, Big City was initially released in 1984. Twenty years later it is still an important book, and it has been an influence on a generation of writers, [... more]
$25.00
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My Idea of Fun: A Novel
Will Self is great. Period.: I will be honest: My Idea of Fun is an excellent book albeit confusing. The story of Ian Wharton, a taciturn eidetic, sometimes blurs the fine line of reality and the subconscious. Will Self fuses together elements of [... more]
$14.00
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Fires
Raging fires, raging writing!: Reviewed by: Cicily Janus Posted courtesy of the Outsider Writers Book Review Raging fires across most of the east, terrifying circumstances which push the incidental humanness of nature to its proverbial edge of [... more]
$15.95
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Three Girls and Their Brother: A Novel
A great beach read: THREE GIRLS AND THEIR BROTHER by Theresa Rebeck September 4, 2008 Rating: 3.5/5 Stars I read THREE GIRLS AND THEIR BROTHER a few months back. It is the rather auspicious fiction debut by Pulitzer finalist Theresa Rebeck. In short, the [... more]
$23.95
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Town & Country's Social Graces
Do you take this woman to be.....RING...RING....: If you or someone you love has ever had their cell phone ring during a performance, church service, wedding, movie, etc....YOU or they need to read this book. It's not about stuffy manners. It's about [... more]
$17.95
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